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lis´some|ly — lis|some «LIHS uhm», adjective. 1. bending easily; lithe; limber; supple: »a daughter of our meadows…straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand (Tennyson). 2. nimble; active. ╂[variant of … Useful english dictionary
lis|some — «LIHS uhm», adjective. 1. bending easily; lithe; limber; supple: »a daughter of our meadows…straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand (Tennyson). 2. nimble; active. ╂[variant of … Useful english dictionary
lis — acrop·o·lis; ae·o·lis; aero·bal·lis·tics; ama·bi·lis; am·a·ryl·lis; an·a·gal·lis; anaph·a·lis; an·nap·o·lis; ano·lis; anom·a·lis·tic; an·thyl·lis; apo·lis·ta; ba·lis·tes; ba·lis·ti·dae; bal·lis·ta; bal·lis·ter; bal·lis·ti·cian; bal·lis·tics;… … English syllables
some — four·some; hand·some; lee·some; lep·to·some; light·some; li·po·some; lis·some; lone·some; meso·some; mono·some; schis·to·some; some; some·body; some·thing; some·time; some·times; some·what; three·some; awe·some·ly; awe·some·ness; blithe·some·ly;… … English syllables
lissomeness — lis·some·ness … English syllables
lissome — lis•some or lis•som [[t]ˈlɪs əm[/t]] adj. 1) lithe and graceful; supple; lithesome 2) agile, nimble, or active • Etymology: 1790–1800; assimilated form of *lithsome, var. of lithesome lis′some•ly, adv. lis′some•ness, n … From formal English to slang
Lissom — Lis som, Lissome Lis some (l[i^]s s[u^]m), a. [For lithesome.] 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. [1913 Webster] Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell. {Lis some*ness},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lissome — Lissom Lis som, Lissome Lis some (l[i^]s s[u^]m), a. [For lithesome.] 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. [1913 Webster] Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell. {Lis… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lissomeness — Lissom Lis som, Lissome Lis some (l[i^]s s[u^]m), a. [For lithesome.] 1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. [1913 Webster] Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell. {Lis… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… … English syllables
